Honiara vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$846
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$831
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
6
53
😀 Quality of life
32
50
🏙️ Population
84.5K
8.78M

The cost of living in Honiara is 119% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3872nd and 7155th ($1459 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd in the Solomon Islands and China, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 7802nd and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$22902

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$3054
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$629
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$2349
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$557
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$541
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1693
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1700
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1755
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1442
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1303
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1615
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$521
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1754
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1925
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$603
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$901
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$596
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$596
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2491
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1877
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2141
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$921
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$898
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1523
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1519
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$459
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1289
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286

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Distance City Cost of living
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$654
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$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014